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Bombay HC stays proceedings against Mumbai cop booked for betting racket

The Bombay High Court has stayed the ongoing trial of a Mumbai police officer booked under the Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887 for his alleged involvement in cricket betting in 2019 during the cricket world cup. Cop Dnyaneshwar Kharmate, currently stationed at the Ghatkopar police station, had approached the court seeking the quashing of the […]
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Madras HC denies interim relief to online gaming firms, matter to be listed on July 13 for final hearing

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice PD Audikesavalu at Madras High Court today heard the writ petitions filed by the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) along with several online gaming firms, challenging the validity of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022. Senior counsel […]
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YouTuber Dhruv Rathee misleads viewers about fantasy sports in new video on online gambling

Popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee recently tweeted about how an “online betting app” has now become the lead sponsor of the Indian cricket team and that he would be covering the topic in his upcoming video. This raised a few eyebrows as the sponsorship rights for the Indian cricket teams’ jersey have been acquired by Dream11, […]
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Public Gambling Act: Punjab & Haryana HC quashes FIR as raid was conducted by lower rank officer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR under the Public Gambling Act and subsequent proceedings on the ground that raid was conducted by an officer below the rank specified under the enactment to conduct raids. The High Court said that an FIR and its consequent proceedings cannot sustain once it is found […]
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Valve responds regarding AI-generated content on Steam

Responding to the reports of Steam rejecting games containing AI-generated assets, Valve, the developers of the digital game distribution platform and one of the most popular online games, Counter Strike, has given their statement regarding the matter. A post was previously made on aigamedev Subreddit claiming that Valve is banning games that contain AI-generated assets. […]
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Maharashtra: Panvel man loses Rs 5 lakh playing on Jungle Rummy

In a recent turn of events, a 55-year-old man from Panvel, Maharashtra on Wednesday, June 28, lost his life after losing Rs 5 lakh while playing Junglee Rummy, an online rummy platform. Unable to bear the debt-ridden losses, the man eventually took the hard step, and thus, was found hanging on a ceiling fan at […]
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Government must adopt a progressive tax policy to see full potential of online gaming industry

The online gaming industry in India is termed as sunrise sector with a  potential to create an industry worth tens of billion dollars. The industry has grown rapidly post Covid19. The mobile gaming market in India is projected to hit a $5 billion opportunity by 2025 from $1.5 billion in 2021. Mobile gaming is expected […]
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Zupee onboards comedian Kapil Sharma as brand ambassador

Online casual gaming platform Zupee recently announced comedian Kapil Sharma as its brand ambassador. It is reported that having Kapil Sharma will help in increasing their presence in the online skill-based gaming sector. The company provides casual and board games. They also announced a new campaign called “India ka Apna Game” featuring Ludo. It is […]
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Tamil Nadu: PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss demands counseling for gambling addicts

Pattali Makkal Katchi’s (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss spoke on the recent suicide case due to losing money on online rummy and called out the current Tamil Nadu government to provide mental health counselling for people who have lost money on online gambling. Ramadoss said that online gambling has created several debt ridden families who have […]
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Chhattisgarh: Lookout notices issued for Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal and others in Mahadev Book case

Raipur and Durg Police have issued a lookout notice for twelve people including Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, two mastermind behind running illegal betting services countrywide using Mahadev Book betting app. Ever since online betting has been brought under non-bailable offences, the police have doubled their efforts in cracking down gangs that are using Mahadev […]
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